A judge has ruled unconstitutional a more than usually absurd provision of a new Illinois law that allows criminals to be released without cash bail (https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-safe-t-act-safe-t-lawsuit-safety-cash-bail/12626684/).
Damn! They really wanted that! And dig the name they gave this little caper–the SAFE-T Act, the acronym standing for “Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity–Today.”
[Two-minute puke break]
“Safety”? Whose safety? Not the public’s, that’s for sure: we’re talking about letting the bad guys loose within hours of the police arresting them. “Accountability”? Whose? Certainly not the legislature’s or the governor’s. “Fairness”? Why haven’t these hypocrites been struck by lightning? “Equity”? Ignore that: the word has no meaning anymore.
It used to be a cliche, a rhetorical flourish: “Democrats coddle criminals.” Well, now it’s literally true. For reasons unknown to anyone, Democrats act as if they’re passionately in love with crime and criminals and ardently desire more and more of it.
Imagine–a great big state like Illinois where muggers, rapists, armed robbers, thieves, and violent lunatics have a “Get Out of Jail Free” card.
Let’s pray the judge’s ban remains in place.